Abstract:

This research aimed to examine the digital game addiction level of secondary school students according to some physical parameters and academic achievement. The research was designed according to the quantitative model, and descriptive, relational and causal-comparison methods were used. A total of 505 students (female=280 male=225) in the 11-14 age range participated in the research. In order to measure the digital game addiction levels of the participants, the “Digital Game Addiction Scalefor Children” developed by Hazar and Hazar was used. In physical parameters; height kilogram index (BMI), cardiovascular efficiency, height and weight measurements were made, and academic achievement was evaluated by taking the 2019-2020 academic fall semester grade point averages. The data obtained in the research were analyzed in the computer environment through the SPSS program. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, t-test for independent samples, one-way ANOVA test, Kruskal Wallis test and correlation analyzes were performed. According to the research findings, 55.6% of the participants were lowrisk, 34.5% risky, 8%, It was determined that 9 of them were in the dependent group and 1% were in the highly dependent group. It has been determined that the level of digital game addiction of the participants differs according to gender, age and having an athlete license. It was determined that there was a significant negative correlation between the participants level of digital game addiction, cardiovascular motor reflex efficiency and academic achievement. It was observed that there was no statistically significant relationship between the digital game addiction level of the participants and BMI. As a result; It has been observed that digital game addiction reduces academic achievement and cardiovascular efficiency in children.

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